Total number of offshore companies. Some include commercial as well as residential properties

11,002

2

Property location

Overseas owned

3

CITY OF WESTMINSTER

2,408 of which 1,704 own homes of £2m or more

4

KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

1,491 of which 1,133 own homes of £2m or more

5

CAMDEN

399

6

CITY OF LONDON

321

7

CITY OF BRISTOL

159

8

BARNET

144

9

ISLINGTON

132

10

WANDSWORTH

131

11

HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM

123

12

ELMBRIDGE

104

13

TOWER HAMLETS

96

14

HILLINGDON

94

15

RUNNYMEDE

87

16

SHEFFIELD

86

17

LAMBETH

82

18

WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD

79

19

CROYDON

78

20

WARRINGTON

72

21

EALING

71

22

MILTON KEYNES

71

23

HOUNSLOW

64

24

SOUTHWARK

61

25

NEWHAM

59

26

KIRKLEES

54

27

READING

54

28

MERTON

52

29

LEWISHAM

50

30

BRENT

48

31

WEST BERKSHIRE

48

32

KINGSTON UPON THAMES

47

33

RICHMOND UPON THAMES

46

34

CITY OF NOTTINGHAM

45

35

CRAWLEY

45

36

PRESTON

44

37

WAVERLEY

43

38

HARINGEY

41

39

SALFORD

41

40

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

41

41

BRADFORD

40

42

SLOUGH

40

43

WAKEFIELD

40

44

WOLVERHAMPTON

40

45

YORK

40

46

HACKNEY

39

47

HARROW

39

48

NORTHAMPTON

39

49

SWINDON

39

50

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

38

51

BRACKNELL FOREST

37

52

LEICESTER

37

53

CITY OF DERBY

36

54

SURREY HEATH

36

55

CITY OF PETERBOROUGH

35

56

BROMLEY

34

57

LUTON

34

58

WYCOMBE

34

59

BOLTON

33

60

BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE

32

61

ENFIELD

32

62

GUILDFORD

32

63

STOCKPORT

32

64

SOLIHULL

31

65

SOUTHAMPTON

31

66

DACORUM

30

67

TRAFFORD

30

68

WIGAN

30

69

BRIGHTON AND HOVE

29

70

IPSWICH

29

71

SANDWELL

29

72

WOKINGHAM

29

73

NORTH SOMERSET

28

74

BEDFORD

27

75

BURY

27

76

HERTSMERE

27

77

TONBRIDGE AND MALLING

27

78

COTSWOLD

26

79

HAVERING

26

80

NORWICH

26

81

SOUTH BUCKS

26

82

SUNDERLAND

26

83

TORBAY

26

84

CHILTERN

25

85

CITY OF PLYMOUTH

25

86

SEFTON

25

87

WALTHAM FOREST

25

88

WATFORD

25

89

WEALDEN

25

90

WEST OXFORDSHIRE

25

91

BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET

24

92

CHERWELL

24

93

CONWY

24

94

REDBRIDGE

24

95

SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

24

96

WALSALL

24

97

WELWYN HATFIELD

24

98

DONCASTER

23

99

HORSHAM

23

100

OXFORD

23

101

POOLE

23

102

RUGBY

23

103

SUTTON

23

104

WIRRAL

23

105

WREKIN

23

106

CHICHESTER

22

107

CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL

22

108

REIGATE AND BANSTEAD

22

109

CHELMSFORD

21

110

GLOUCESTER

21

111

GREENWICH

21

112

SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

21

113

STOKE-ON-TRENT

21

114

CAMBRIDGE

20

115

COLCHESTER

20

116

SEDGEMOOR

20

117

ST HELENS

20

118

SWANSEA

20

119

HART

19

120

ISLE OF WIGHT

19

121

MOLE VALLEY

19

122

NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE

19

123

NORTH TYNESIDE

19

124

ST ALBANS

19

125

THREE RIVERS

19

126

THURROCK

18

127

WINCHESTER

18

128

BEXLEY

17

129

CANTERBURY

17

130

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

17

131

HALTON

17

132

MEDWAY

17

133

PORTSMOUTH

17

134

SOUTH SOMERSET

17

135

TAMESIDE

17

136

AYLESBURY VALE

16

137

BLACKPOOL

16

138

CHELTENHAM

16

139

DUDLEY

16

140

EAST HERTFORDSHIRE

16

141

HUNTINGDONSHIRE

16

142

MANSFIELD

16

143

NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

16

144

SEVENOAKS

16

145

SOUTH RIBBLE

16

146

TEWKESBURY

16

147

WARWICK

16

148

WORCESTER

16

149

DENBIGHSHIRE

15

150

LINCOLN

15

151

MAIDSTONE

15

152

OLDHAM

15

153

STEVENAGE

15

154

TAUNTON DEANE

15

155

VALE OF WHITE HORSE

15

156

WOKING

15

157

WYCHAVON

15

158

ASHFIELD

14

159

BOURNEMOUTH

14

160

CANNOCK CHASE

14

161

HARLOW

14

162

MID SUSSEX

14

163

MIDDLESBROUGH

14

164

NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE

14

165

NORTH KESTEVEN

14

166

ROTHERHAM

14

167

SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE

14

168

STOCKTON-ON-TEES

14

169

WORTHING

14

170

CALDERDALE

13

171

CHESTERFIELD

13

172

EAST HAMPSHIRE

13

173

MENDIP

13

174

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH

13

175

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

13

176

TUNBRIDGE WELLS

13

177

BASILDON

12

178

BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN

12

179

BOLSOVER

12

180

FLINTSHIRE

12

181

HARROGATE

12

182

NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE

12

183

WREXHAM

12

184

AMBER VALLEY

11

185

BARNSLEY

11

186

BASSETLAW

11

187

BLABY

11

188

EASTLEIGH

11

189

GWYNEDD

11

190

NEWPORT

11

191

NORTH DEVON

11

192

SOUTH NORFOLK

11

193

SOUTH TYNESIDE

11

194

TEST VALLEY

11

195

CHORLEY

10

196

CORBY

10

197

EXETER

10

198

LANCASTER

10

199

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME

10

200

PEMBROKESHIRE

10

201

SCARBOROUGH

10

202

SOUTH LAKELAND

10

203

SPELTHORNE

10

204

STAFFORD

10

205

ARUN

9

206

BABERGH

9

207

KING'S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK

9

208

MID DEVON

9

209

NEW FOREST

9

210

ST EDMUNDSBURY

9

211

STRATFORD-ON-AVON

9

212

WELLINGBOROUGH

9

213

CHARNWOOD

8

214

DAVENTRY

8

215

EAST STAFFORDSHIRE

8

216

EREWASH

8

217

GATESHEAD

8

218

HARBOROUGH

8

219

HASTINGS

8

220

HEREFORDSHIRE

8

221

LEWES

8

222

ROTHER

8

223

BARKING AND DAGENHAM

7

224

BRAINTREE

7

225

BRECKLAND

7

226

BRENTWOOD

7

227

BRIDGEND

7

228

CARLISLE

7

229

DARLINGTON

7

230

EASTBOURNE

7

231

HAVANT

7

232

KNOWSLEY

7

233

PENDLE

7

234

POWYS

7

235

REDDITCH

7

236

ROCHDALE

7

237

RUSHMOOR

7

238

TANDRIDGE

7

239

THANET

7

240

WAVENEY

7

241

WEST DEVON

7

242

WYRE FOREST

7

243

CASTLE POINT

6

244

EPSOM AND EWELL

6

245

FAREHAM

6

246

FYLDE

6

247

GEDLING

6

248

HYNDBURN

6

249

MERTHYR TYDFIL

6

250

MID SUFFOLK

6

251

NEWARK AND SHERWOOD

6

252

SUFFOLK COASTAL

6

253

TAMWORTH

6

254

ASHFORD

5

255

BROXBOURNE

5

256

BURNLEY

5

257

COPELAND

5

258

DARTFORD

5

259

EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE

5

260

EAST DEVON

5

261

EAST DORSET

5

262

EPPING FOREST

5

263

FENLAND

5

264

HARTLEPOOL

5

265

HIGH PEAK

5

266

NEATH PORT TALBOT

5

267

NORTH DORSET

5

268

REDCAR AND CLEVELAND

5

269

RUSHCLIFFE

5

270

SELBY

5

271

SOUTH DERBYSHIRE

5

272

SOUTH KESTEVEN

5

273

STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS

5

274

STROUD

5

275

TENDRING

5

276

WEST DORSET

5

277

CAERPHILLY

4

278

CARMARTHENSHIRE

4

279

CHRISTCHURCH

4

280

DERBYSHIRE DALES

4

281

EAST LINDSEY

4

282

FOREST HEATH

4

283

NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE

4

284

NORTH WARWICKSHIRE

4

285

ROCHFORD

4

286

SOUTH HAMS

4

287

SWALE

4

288

TORRIDGE

4

289

WEST LANCASHIRE

4

290

ALLERDALE

3

291

DOVER

3

292

EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

3

293

KETTERING

3

294

NORTH NORFOLK

3

295

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF

3

296

RUTLAND

3

297

SOUTH HOLLAND

3

298

TORFAEN

3

299

UTTLESFORD

3

300

WYRE

3

301

BARROW-IN-FURNESS

2

302

BOSTON

2

303

BROMSGROVE

2

304

CEREDIGION

2

305

GOSPORT

2

306

GREAT YARMOUTH

2

307

HAMBLETON

2

308

LICHFIELD

2

309

RIBBLE VALLEY

2

310

SHEPWAY

2

311

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE

2

312

TEIGNBRIDGE

2

313

THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN

2

314

WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND

2

315

ADUR

1

316

BLAENAU GWENT

1

317

BROADLAND

1

318

BROXTOWE

1

319

EDEN

1

320

FOREST OF DEAN

1

321

GRAVESHAM

1

322

HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH

1

323

ISLE OF ANGLESEY

1

324

MALDON

1

325

MELTON

1

326

OADBY AND WIGSTON

1

327

PURBECK

1

328

ROSSENDALE

1

329

RYEDALE

1

330

WEST SOMERSET

1

331

METHODOLOGY: The data provided by Land Registry relates to all titles purchased withinthe last 10 years where the owner is not a private individual, the addressfor service is overseas and the price paid was stated to be £2 million ormore. Land Registry - the official record of titles in the UK - has onlybeen entering the territory of incorporation for overseas companies in theregister since January 1999. Foreign companies registered before then wouldnot be included in any data, while computerisation of the register was onlycompleted in 2004.

For registration purposes, ‘overseas company’ means a company which isincorporated outside the UK and includes companies in The Channel Islands,The Isle of Man and The Irish Republic. It does not include companies whichare incorporated in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.In order to determine the number of offshore companies that only ownresidential property – and are subject to the higher 15 per cent stampduty - in Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, Land Registry had to run twodifferent programmes. First it ran one for all titles in the two boroughs,and then one for all residential titles, to produce separate figures forcommercial and residential properties.Once it had those, Land Registry then examined at the residential title listfor both boroughs – using a sample of 10 per cent – in more detail, usingboth Google maps and Street View to determine that there properties listedwere residential homes.